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Raith Rovers face a trip to Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Raith Rovers | 0 - 2 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Airdrie Utd. | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Airdrie Utd. | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Raith Rovers | 1 - 0 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Airdrie Utd. | 0 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Raith Rovers | 0 - 0 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 06 Aug | Airdrie Utd. | 3 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
Airdrie United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Diamonds in those games, with 7 conceded.
In complete contrast to Airdrie Utd., Raith Rovers are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Rovers have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Airdrie Utd.'s 35 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Raith Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 26 games have yielded only 11 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Airdrie Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Airdrie Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Airdrie Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Raith Rovers | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 29 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |